Silksworth parkrun #2, Sunderland
After looking at Phil’s pictures from the first Sunderland park run I thought I might give it a go. And on Saturday morning when I looked out the window and saw the clear skies I knew there was no excuse. This event is so straightforward. Once you’ve registered you simply turn up and run. Most people allow a nominal time for a bit of a warm-up. In Phil’s case, arriving on the line with, oh, almost 5 seconds to spare, the warm up was running from the car to the line. It didn’t seem to cramp his style as he ran strongly from the start. Zoe and I were pretty evenly matched and finished within 10 seconds of each other. Zoe commented later that she needed to concentrate on imagining she had a tennis ball stuck up her bum to help her running style. There was a silence as me and Phil held on to that thought and struggled with the mental imagery. We had no idea what she meant but hopefully more explanations will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead.
Zoe adds:
I would like to state categorically that the "tennis ball trick" was recommended by Runners World magazine, and does really help with a tight gluteus maximus. Any other interpretations of my comments are blamed upon Dougie and Phil's overactive imaginations!